Senior IA System Architect & Engineer

Helm Point Solutions, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Profit Sharing & Bonuses

Leave Buy-Back Program

Community Engagement Opportunities

Job summary

Helm Point Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior Information Assurance (IA) System Architect & Engineer to provide expert support in designing, developing, and integrating secure architectures and system components for government environments. This role requires deep knowledge of Defense-in-Depth principles, enterprise security architecture, and multi-enclave system design.

Fort Meade, MD-based position offers full-time status with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph.

Qualifications

• 14+ years IA System Architect/Engineer experience, incl. Defense-in-Depth, access control, PKI, and enterprise/network security architecture.
• 2+ years applying security risk assessment methodologies, threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Federal, NSA, IC, and DoD information security regulations, publications, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate IA architectures, systems, or components for government environments.
• Ensure architectures are secure, functional, and compliant for program-of-record systems and interconnections.
• Design system and network layouts supporting multiple enclaves with varying data protection levels.
• Apply IA policies and standards to design and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave architectures.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders and security leadership to maintain protection and integrity.

Skills

Defense-in-Depth

Enterprise security

Multi-enclave design

IA policies

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

Senior IA System Architect & Engineer

Ft. Meade, MD

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Full-Time | Fully Funded | $180K - $215K

Make an Impact. Secure the Nation’s Most Critical Systems.

Helm Point Solutions is a cybersecurity and physical security firm committed to protecting the infrastructure that underpins national security. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Information Assurance (IA) System Architect & Engineer to provide expert support in designing, developing, and integrating secure architectures and system components for government environments. This role requires deep knowledge of Defense-in-Depth principles, enterprise security architecture, and multi-enclave system design.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

• Support the Government in the design, development, implementation, and integration of IA architectures, systems, or system components.
• Ensure information system architectures are secure, functional, and compliant, including program-of-record systems and specialized environments with platform IT interconnectivity.
• Perform system and network designs supporting multiple enclaves, including those with differing levels of data protection and classification requirements.
• Apply expertise in IA policies, procedures, standards, and workforce structures to design, develop, and implement secure networking, computing, and enclave architectures.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, technical teams, and security leadership to maintain the highest level of system protection and architectural integrity.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• 14+ years IA System Architect/Engineer (IASAE) experience, including recent (last 5 years) work with Defense-in-Depth, access control, authorization, authentication, PKI, and enterprise/network security architecture.
• 2+ years applying security risk assessment methodologies, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and security risk analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Federal, NSA, IC, and DoD information security regulations, publications, and policies.
• IASAE Level III certification required: ISSEP, ISSAP, or CCSP.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT Engineering, or related field (may substitute for 6 years of experience).

• 401(k) with Company Match
• Profit Sharing & Performance Bonuses
• Leave Buy-Back Program
• Community Engagement Opportunities

Helm Point Solutions does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, protected veteran status, or other non-merit factor.